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nails

  • plural
    of nail.
    nail
    noun
    a slender, typically rod-shaped rigid piece of metal, usually in any of numerous standard lengths from a fraction of an inch to several inches and having one end pointed and the other enlarged and flattened, for hammering into or through wood, other building materials, etc., as used in building, in fastening, or in holding separate pieces together.
  • present tense form
    of nail (3rd person singular).
    nail
    noun
    a slender, typically rod-shaped rigid piece of metal, usually in any of numerous standard lengths from a fraction of an inch to several inches and having one end pointed and the other enlarged and flattened, for hammering into or through wood, other building materials, etc., as used in building, in fastening, or in holding separate pieces together.

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Produced with outlaw-country superstar Shooter Jennings, Twin Temple nails the midcentury “countrypolitan” mood when the genre adapted to pop and took on elements of R&B, rock and orchestration.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 13, 2026

While the border with China employs traps embedded with nails, the border with South Korea has explosive mines, said Choi Shi-woo, a North Korean defector heading NAUH, a nonprofit organization that aids escapees.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 8, 2026

One climbed a ladder with a fistful of nails.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 29, 2026

In recent months, artsy shots of glossy naked nails have been flooding social media and taking over fashion runways and red carpets, which some are viewing as the latest symbol of "quiet luxury".

From BBC ● Sep. 25, 2026

He shook the nail polish to mix the color and began to apply it to Minna’s nails with what his mother used to call his “surgeon’s hands.”

From "Not Nothing" by Gayle Forman